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£184m jackpot rolls over and here's when you can play next

13 October 2021
£184m jackpot rolls over and here's when you can play next

A second Euromillions draw will take place this week to find a winner for the £184m jackpot after the first failed to find a matching ticket.

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Calls for pothole repairs to focus on residential and rural roads

13 October 2021
Calls for pothole repairs to focus on residential and rural roads

Road repairs must focus on residential and rural streets says the AA, as councils face £400m pothole blackhole.

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Could your old paper car tax disc earn you a fortune?

13 October 2021
Could your old paper car tax disc earn you a fortune?

The value of old paper car tax discs is now at an all time high, say collectors, with some fetching more than £1,000.

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Crocs are in, ties are out: John Lewis reveals our most popular items

12 October 2021
Crocs are in, ties are out: John Lewis reveals our most popular items

As social lives and shopping habits have been changed by the pandemic - John Lewis reveals some of our most popular items of the last year.

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Biggest ever lottery jackpot up for grabs and what it could buy in Kent

12 October 2021
Biggest ever lottery jackpot up for grabs and what it could buy in Kent

A single ticket holder could become Britain's biggest ever lottery winner if they were to scoop tonight's record-breaking £184m Euromillions jackpot.

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Supermarket pharmacies to begin Covid booster roll-out

08 October 2021
Supermarket pharmacies to begin Covid booster roll-out

A supermarket is to begin delivering Covid-19 booster jabs - as health officials reveal concerns about flu and coronavirus circulating together.

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What is COP26 and why does it matter?

05 October 2021
What is COP26 and why does it matter?

This is what COP26 - the world's biggest summit on climate change being hosted by the UK - hopes to achieve and why it is so important.

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12,000 women with undiagnosed breast cancer, warns charity

05 October 2021
12,000 women with undiagnosed breast cancer, warns charity

Breast cancer screening services are overwhelmed and under-funded, says Breast Cancer Now, which estimates 12,000 women haven't been diagnosed.

'59.6 million nuggets for my friends': how Twitter responded to Facebook blackout

05 October 2021
'59.6 million nuggets for my friends': how Twitter responded to Facebook blackout

As Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp plunged into darkness, social media fans took to Twitter with some comical consequences.

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Courier fraudsters steal £10 million in 'dreadful' crimes

04 October 2021
Courier fraudsters steal £10 million in 'dreadful' crimes

With more than £10 million lost to courier fraud this year, we take a look at how people can keep themselves and their loved ones safe.

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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl swaps guitar for bedtime book

04 October 2021
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl swaps guitar for bedtime book

Chart-topping guitarist Dave Grohl has been named at the latest star to read a bedtime story and he's chosen one by a very famous fellow musician...

Toy retailers issue stark Christmas warning to parents

02 October 2021
Toy retailers issue stark Christmas warning to parents

Toy retailers say they're unlikely to avoid the shipping issues and labour shortages affecting other supply chains and shoppers must buy early.

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Bank of England issues £20 and £50 note warning

01 October 2021
Bank of England issues £20 and £50 note warning

The old-style £20 and £50 notes are being withdrawn and the Bank of England is telling people to spend any they have.

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Tiny 28mph electric car to be sold in the UK

30 September 2021
Tiny 28mph electric car to be sold in the UK

The Citroen Ami, an electric car with a top speed of 28mph and which can be driven in France without a licence, is going to be sold in the UK.

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£500m winter fund is an 'admission' current support isn't enough, say charities

30 September 2021
£500m winter fund is an 'admission' current support isn't enough, say charities

A £500m fund to help struggling families through winter is an 'admission' the country's benefits system can't support households, say charities.

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Drivers must 'cover or remove' GB car sticker

29 September 2021
Drivers must 'cover or remove' GB car sticker

For 111 years GB car stickers have been used to identify UK-registered vehicles in international traffic, but now the rules have changed.

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Could problems at the pumps speed-up our switch to electric cars?

29 September 2021
Could problems at the pumps speed-up our switch to electric cars?

Problems at the petrol pumps, and a rise in fuel costs, is encouraging people to consider new technology say those leasing and hiring plug-in cars.

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Sharp rise in drivers using the wrong fuel

28 September 2021
Sharp rise in drivers using the wrong fuel

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of drivers 'misfuelling' their cars since panic buying at the pumps started, says the AA.

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9 ways to help save the fuel in your car

27 September 2021
9 ways to help save the fuel in your car

Looking to make the petrol or diesel in your car last longer? Motoring experts say there is plenty drivers can do. Here's some top tips:

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Stamp designs by Kent pupils among Royal Mail competition finalists

27 September 2021
Stamp designs by Kent pupils among Royal Mail competition finalists

Stamp designs by five Kent children are among those chosen as finalists in the Royal Mail's Heroes of the Pandemic competition.

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